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UK
/ˈɑːstəɹˌɔɪd/
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[ US /ˈæstɝˌɔɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈæstɝˌɔɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- shaped like a star
NOUN
- any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
How To Use asteroid In A Sentence
- Spacewatch discovers hundreds of new kilometer-sized belt asteroids with every observing run.
- Spacewatch has been discovering as many as 20, 000 new belt asteroids per year.
- Asteroid-sourced raw materials will enable and catalyze the development of an Earth-Moon space economy and humankind's expansion into the solar system.
- So to neglect the problem means that we are vulnerable to asteroid collisions.
- By detecting how far apart the partners are and how rapidly they orbit each other, scientists can determine the mass, volume, and composition of the binary asteroids.
- Construction began with the assembly of a cylindrical structure deeply embedded in the center of the flat side of the asteroid.
- Well, actually, in the City it was usually raining, or hailing, or giant-asteroiding, but that's beside the point.
- A meteoroid is matter revolving around the sun or any object in interplanetary space that is too small to be called an asteroid or a comet. Cosmic Projectiles
- A meteoroid is matter revolving around the sun or any object in interplanetary space that is too small to be called an asteroid or a comet. Cosmic Projectiles
- Many of those parts consist of stony-iron materials known as asteroids and many of these rocky bodies have yet to be discovered and could impact with Earth at any time. Earth Large | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles